Russian law enforcement arrested the alleged administrator of the LeakBase forum, a Taganrog resident accused of running a criminal site that traded stolen personal databases since 2021. LeakBase — linked to the threat actor known as Chucky and dismantled in a recent takedown — hosted hundreds of millions of account credentials and financial details, with equipment and data seized for evidence. #LeakBase #Chucky
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- Alleged LeakBase administrator detained in Taganrog for creating and managing the forum since 2021.
- Authorities confiscated technical equipment and other evidentiary items during a search of the suspect’s residence.
- The platform hosted hundreds of millions of user accounts, bank details, usernames, passwords, and corporate documents obtained via hacking.
- More than 147,000 registered users could buy and sell stolen data and use it to commit fraudulent acts.
- The U.S. DoJ described LeakBase as one of the world’s largest data-trading hubs; KELA and TriTrace linked the alias Chucky to a 33-year-old from Taganrog.
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